Fire Door Surveys From £350 + VAT

City fire training staff carrying out fire door survey

City Fire Training offers comprehensive fire door surveys and assessments in London and home counties. Our accredited fire door surveyors and fire risk assessors ensure that fire doors are thoroughly inspected, with any faults recorded and detailed in a full report. These reports adhere to the FDIS Pass/Fail standard and outline any necessary work to meet compliance.

According to Section 5 of the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person in a workplace or building must ensure compliance with articles 8 to 22 to maintain fire safety precautions. Fire doors are a principle means of compartmentation to prevent the spread of fire and smoke.

Further more the Fire Safety Regulations 2022 made it a legal requirement for landlords of buildings over 11 meters tall to ensure all fire doors within their premises are checked on the following basis:

Common area doors – Every 3 months

Flat entrance doors – Every 12 months

Further guidance can be found on the following fact sheet Regulation 10

Our rates for fire door surveys in London are based on half-day, full-day, and per-door rates.

The Role of a Fire Door

Fire doors play a crucial role in building safety by serving several key functions:

  1. Containment: They help to preserve the integrity of a building, limiting the spread of fire and smoke to specific areas. This containment is vital for preventing the fire from spreading rapidly, and escalating an incident.

  2. Protection of Escape Routes: Fire doors protect escape routes, such as corridors and staircases, from the effects of fire and smoke, ensuring that occupants can evacuate safely.

  3. Time for Evacuation and Firefighting: By resisting fire for a specified period (usually at least 30 minutes), fire doors provide valuable time for people to evacuate and for firefighters to control the fire.

  4. Automatic Closing: Many fire doors are designed to close automatically when a fire is detected, ensuring they are always in the correct position to perform their protective function

  5. Regulatory Compliance: Fire doors are a legal requirement in many buildings, ensuring compliance with fire safety regulations

Regular maintenance and proper installation are essential to ensure fire doors function correctly when needed

For Fire Door Surveys - Call 0207 419 5001 or email fdsurveys@cityfiretraining.co.uk for a quotation

Below is our 17-point assessment criteria, essential to the integrity of a Fire door:

Identification marks and certificates

Recording of labels and other marks

 

Barcodes

Records any barcodes if supplied

 

Permitted gaps

Are the gaps between doors, doors and frames and also doors and floors adequate?

Pass or fail

Condition of the frame and whether it has passed

Fire glass

Is the glass CE approved / fire safety glass and also fitted correctly?

Structure pass / fail

Has the structure of the door and also frame passed? This includes the condition of stopping around the frame / wall.

Other fire door identification info

The number of the room and also the floor number

 

Type of door

Type and rating of fire door (ie FD30)

 

Dimensions of the door

Height, width and also depth of door (in millimetres)

Hinge type

Are the hinges correct, CE marked,  and also fitted with the correct screws

Intumescent strips and smoke seals

Are seals and also strips fitted in good order  and also are they the correct type

Signage

Is the door fitted with the correct signage?

Location

Location of the door – description if required

 

Material

Door material (wood, metal, glass etc)

 

Type of fire door set

The type of door set. This may be a single door, a double door or also a door and a half leaf.

Lock type

Have any locks and also  door furniture fitted passed the inspection?

Fire door closer

Is the self closer working correctly?

Reports also include an overall Pass/ Fail evaluation and inspectors notes about each door. The fire door inspection report will also contain  photos of any door to explain any findings. For more info on reports, either call or email now

Other fire door surveys info

Non destructive surveys

Fire door surveys are visual inspections of each fire door, so will not look at internal part of the door. Neither are they subject to fire testing

Costs

Any fire door survey cost will depend on how many of fire doors and also other types of doors in the workplace. A minimum half day fee is payable. Either call or email for a quotation. Current rates start at £350 + VAT.

CFT do not carry out repairs or adjustments to doors so all advice is impartial.

Fire door inspectors

Our fire door inspectors hold an advanced qualification and are also either serving or retired fire service officers.

Recent fire door survey

Last fire door surveys London – Event venue

  • Built in 1930’s
  • All hinges were compliant and in good condition, however some had screws missing.
  • Gaps on many doors were excessive, so ease and adjust was recommended.
  • Some doors fitted did not fit properly into frame. This appeared to be warping of door and frame due to being wedged open.
  • Some frames were damaged and also required repair. 
  • Most doors were in good condition, however some had new locks or holes in them. Required repair and / or also replacement.
  • Many doors had old style seals in poor repair. New combined seals required. 
  • Fire glass in doors was Pyroglass and also factory fitted. All glass was compliant.
  • Some doors had missing or incorrect signs.
  • A small number of self closing devices so required adjustment. 
  • Some doors had certification marks or labels. However, many doors had marks painted over.
  • Photographs of all faults was taken.

This fire door survey was undertaken as part of an asset survey.